Steelers sign Breaston

[supersteeler]

wow, another undersized route runner. that makes 3, and nothing else. why sign breaston now? i'd be saving every penny for keenan lewis.

No question, the Steelers should make Keenan a priority. As of now Breaston's signing isn't confirmed, I guess they need to see their final cap numbers before any deals being made.

Replacing Mike Wallace with Breaston would be like trading your Dodge Viper for a Fiat.

[Sugar]

No question, the Steelers should make Keenan a priority. As of now Breaston's signing isn't confirmed, I guess they need to see their final cap numbers before any deals being made.

Replacing Mike Wallace with Breaston would be like trading your Dodge Viper for a Fiat.

I'd think that Breaston would be more like an Accord...

[Chadman]

Should have also mentioned Colon cracks me up too.

Still think we should go grab Brad Smelley, one of the TE's from last year's draft, so that we could line up Colon at RT with Smelley just beside him...

[Ghost]

No one, including the Steelers, thinks Breaston is a pure replacement for Wallace. But they do need to find production and that's something Breaston can bring. He adds depth, is a safe and smart pick-up, and was a returner while in AZ and could be used that way here to free up Brown to focus on being the #1 WR.

As long as the price is right; it's a low risk addition. And the guy WANTS to play for the Steelers OC and should have a good understanding of the playbook right away. He's had a 77 catch - 1006 yard season and some 50 + catch seasons as well. There's some talent there if used properly.

Any true "burner" at the WR position will need to be found in the draft where the cost is low. If it happens, this is a solid, if not spectacular pick up, and helps the team.

[steelz09]

Cotchery has been underutilized. He is a good player. I'm not sure if Breaston (at this point), is any upgrade over Cotchery. If we have both, then that's fine but I don't see the purpose of replacing one with the other.

[Oviedo]

wow, another undersized route runner. that makes 3, and nothing else. why sign breaston now? i'd be saving every penny for keenan lewis.

Do you really think that signing Breaston would ever threaten our ability to sign Lewis? Really? This is a minor signing.

The only thing threatening signing Lewis is how much we are paying underperforming Harrison and Woodley.

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

Cotchery has been underutilized. He is a good player. I'm not sure if Breaston (at this point), is any upgrade over Cotchery. If we have both, then that's fine but I don't see the purpose of replacing one with the other.

I don't think he was underutilized. There isn't enough balls to go around. With Wallace, Brown, and Sanders in front of him...How much field time could he see.

Personally, I would go Patterson before I sign Breaston but Patterson may be gone and nobody else grades out that high IMO...that may be the Steelers line of thinking too. Not sure what they would do with Cotchery. Releasing Cotchery frees up 1 mil and creates 500k dead money. A core of Brown, Sanders, Breaston, and Cotchery wouldn't be all that bad. I think the drop from a Top 5 group but still stay in the Top 10. The #5 could really help them too which I would assume would be a draft choice. It is a deep class and there will be good quality in the 3rd - 4th back. Adding Marcus Davis, Josh Boyce, Tavarres King, Kenny Stills, or Mark Harrison to that group would make it interesting

[steelz09]

I don't think he was underutilized. There isn't enough balls to go around. With Wallace, Brown, and Sanders in front of him...How much field time could he see.

Personally, I would go Patterson before I sign Breaston but Patterson may be gone and nobody else grades out that high IMO...that may be the Steelers line of thinking too. Not sure what they would do with Cotchery. Releasing Cotchery frees up 1 mil and creates 500k dead money. A core of Brown, Sanders, Breaston, and Cotchery wouldn't be all that bad. I think the drop from a Top 5 group but still stay in the Top 10. The #5 could really help them too which I would assume would be a draft choice. It is a deep class and there will be good quality in the 3rd - 4th back. Adding Marcus Davis, Josh Boyce, Tavarres King, Kenny Stills, or Mark Harrison to that group would make it interesting

That's true. Underutilized probably wasn't the best word. Let me clarify what I meant.

If Wallace is gone (likely), I don't see the need to replace Cotchery with Breaston. If we have both then I'm happy because the depth is very solid at WR (Brown, Sanders, Cotchery, Breaston, and a draft pick).

As far as Patterson goes...I don't know much about him. I will say that I think Hopkins is the best WR in this draft from what I've seen. I don't know if he warrants a #17 selection but I don't see many other players as polished as Hopkins that will be BPA at #17 regardless of that the "experts" say. Yes, I think Jarvis Jones, Ansah, etc are obviously rated higher but I think Jones will be gone and I think Ansah is going to be to tempting for a team to pass up on.

Hopkins is a clone to Roddy White. Just about identical height, weight and 40 time metrics. Both have very good hands, decent size and are aggressive attacking the ball.. Would you draft a young Roddy White at #17? I would. Unless someone big falls to #17, I would have no problems drafting the future Roddy White (Hopkins) and save OLB, ILB, S, OL, RB (in any order) for the later rounds.

Oh and btw... NFL.com compares him to Roddy White. I didn't see that before I wrote this post (i swear)... I was simply trying to look up his combine 40 time

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

wow, another undersized route runner. that makes 3, and nothing else. why sign breaston now? i'd be saving every penny for keenan lewis.

The Steelers did not forget about Lewis. I'm sure that they are not going to lose out because of this.

[BigRob]

Not sure why everyone is acting like this is a done deal. Not one credible source is reporting this. He has not signed yet.

[Keyplay1]

Who do they compare Markus Wheaton to?

[BigRob]

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Can we please change this thread title. The Steelers did not sign Steve Breaston.